Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said that India is ready to protect humanity with not one but two ‘Made in India’ coronavirus vaccine as the disease outbreak continues to wreak havoc on economies and overwhelm public healthcare systems. “In the Corona era, today India is among the countries with […]
After Singhu, AAP is installing WiFi hotspots at Tikri border for protesting farmers
After Singhu border, the AAP has now started installing Wi-Fi hotspots at Tikri border for protesting farmers, party leader Raghav Chadha said on Friday. The AAP said WiFi connections would help the protesting farmers to keep in touch with their families. The AAP has strongly come out in favour of […]
Indian-American named to Houston Board of Dallas Federal Reserve Bank
Bhavesh V Patel, an Indian-American top executive of a multinational chemical company, has been appointed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas to its Houston branch’s board of directors. Patel, 53, is the chief executive officer and chairman of the management board of LyondellBasell Industries, one of the largest plastics, […]
Over 1 crore recovered from Covid-19 so far, 18,222 new infections in 24 hours
Recovery from Covid-19 in India has touched a milestone as over 1 crore people have been cured of the disease so far since its outbreak in the country in March. In the last 24 hours, 19,253 people have been discharged taking the total recovery tally to 1,0036651. In the same […]
Man’s ‘2 families’ remembering him on 6th death anniversary make netizens curious
A photo of two remembrance notes in a newspaper has caught the attention of social media users. The eagle-eyed netizens spotted that both the notes were published in Surindar Kumar Gupta’s name but were from different families. Interestingly, the two remembrance notes were placed adjacent to each other. Both the […]
‘Provide assistance to those affected by Maharashtra fire’: Rahul to state govt
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi Saturday condoled the death of newborn babies in the Maharashtra hospital fire and appealed to the state government to provide all possible assistance to the families of the deceased and the injured. Ten newborns died after the fire broke out in the Special Newborn Care Unit of […]
India ticks more boxes in vaccination drive checklist
The government on Friday put final touches to its Covid-19 vaccine roll-out plan as it held the biggest-yet drill to perfect immunisation logistics and last-mile delivery, issued guidelines for safe air delivery of vaccines across the country, and announced a meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and all chief ministers […]
Chicken prices crash at city’s wholesale markets
The wholesale prices of poultry has dropped by around ₹40 per kilo in two days amid fears of an outbreak of bird flu in Delhi-NCR, according to traders in the city’s wholesale poultry markets. However, the drop in poultry prices is yet to reflect in retail markets, even as traders across […]
SC urges Centre to decide on Rajoana’s plea by Jan 26
The Supreme Court on Friday urged the Centre to decide on the eight-year-old mercy plea filed by a death row convict in two weeks. The convict, Balwant Singh Rajoana, has been in jail for over 25 years after being convicted of triggering a bomb blast that killed then Punjab chief […]
India pursues independent foreign policy: MEA
Against the backdrop of possible US sanctions on the $5.4-billion deal with Russia for S-400 air defence systems, India on Friday said it has an independent foreign policy that guides defence acquisitions in line with national security interests. Recent reports have suggested the US could impose secondary sanctions under the […]
Centre sounds alert as bird flu cases spread to 6 states
As a Bhopal-based laboratory confirmed that 437,000 poultry birds in Haryana died because of bird flu, the Centre on Friday asked the six states where deaths because of the disease have been confirmed to increase their vigil and act to curb the outbreak. The Centre has confirmed bird flu in […]
Bird flu: Delhi sends samples to Bhopal for confirmation, states ban meat import
A day after an unusual number of dead crows was found at a park in Delhi’s Mayur Vihar III, the samples were submitted to a laboratory in Palam for sending the same to the National Institute of High Security Animal Disease, Bhopal and to another lab in Jalandhar to confirm […]
Mumbai attacks mastermind Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi gets 15 years in prison
A Pakistan court on Friday sentenced Mumbai attack mastermind and Lashkar-e-Taiba commander Zaki-ur-Rehman Lakhvi to 15 years in prison in a terror financing case. Lakhvi was arrested by Pakistani authorities on charges of terror financing on Saturday. He is alleged to have played an important role behind the Mumbai attacks, […]
PM Modi to inaugurate Pravasi Bharatiya Divas Convention 2021 tomorrow
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 16th edition of Pravasi Bharatiya Divas on Saturday in a virtual event. The theme of the convention, aimed at encouraging Indian diaspora to be part of socio-economic development in India, is “Contributing to Aatmanirbhar Bharat”, Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said in a statement. […]
Farm laws: Centre, farmers’ unions leaders begin eighth round of talks
The Centre and the representatives of agitating farmers’ unions on Friday began the eighth round of talks to resolve farmers’ concerns regarding the new farm laws. The meeting is currently underway as Union ministers Narendra Singh Tomar and Piyush Goyal reached Vigyan Bhavan in Delhi. Before the meeting, both farmers’ […]